Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 6.1% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
|
pay 8.1% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
|
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